Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately and know that your deeds
will not make you enter Paradise, and that the most beloved deed to Allah is the most regular and
constant even if it were little."
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Hadith 6465
Chapter 18: The adoption of a middle course, and the regularity of deeds - كتاب الرقاق
Narrated `Aisha:
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَرْعَرَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَىُّ الأَعْمَالِ أَحَبُّ إِلَى اللَّهِ قَالَ " أَدْوَمُهَا وَإِنْ قَلَّ ". وَقَالَ " اكْلَفُوا مِنَ الأَعْمَالِ مَا تُطِيقُونَ ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) was asked, "What deeds are loved most by Allah?" He said, "The most regular constant
deeds even though they may be few." He added, 'Don't take upon yourselves, except the deeds which
are within your ability."
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Hadith 6466
Chapter 18: The adoption of a middle course, and the regularity of deeds - كتاب الرقاق
Narrated 'Alqama:
حَدَّثَنِي عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَائِشَةَ قُلْتُ يَا أُمَّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَمَلُ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم هَلْ كَانَ يَخُصُّ شَيْئًا مِنَ الأَيَّامِ قَالَتْ لاَ، كَانَ عَمَلُهُ دِيمَةً، وَأَيُّكُمْ يَسْتَطِيعُ مَا كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَسْتَطِيعُ.
I asked `Aisha, mother of the believers, "O mother of the believers! How were the deeds of the
Prophet? Did he use to do extra deeds of worship on special days?" She said, "No, but his deeds were
regular and constant, and who among you is able to do what the Prophet (ﷺ) was able to do (i.e. in
worshipping Allah)?"
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do good deeds properly, sincerely and moderately, and receive good news because
one's good deeds will not make him enter Paradise." They asked, "Even you, O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?" He
said, "Even I, unless and until Allah bestows His pardon and Mercy on me."
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Hadith 6468
Chapter 18: The adoption of a middle course, and the regularity of deeds - كتاب الرقاق
Narrated Anas bin Malik:
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ فُلَيْحٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ هِلاَلِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم صَلَّى لَنَا يَوْمًا الصَّلاَةَ، ثُمَّ رَقِيَ الْمِنْبَرَ فَأَشَارَ بِيَدِهِ قِبَلَ قِبْلَةِ الْمَسْجِدِ، فَقَالَ
" قَدْ أُرِيتُ الآنَ ـ مُنْذُ صَلَّيْتُ لَكُمُ الصَّلاَةَ ـ الْجَنَّةَ وَالنَّارَ مُمَثَّلَتَيْنِ فِي قُبُلِ هَذَا الْجِدَارِ، فَلَمْ أَرَ كَالْيَوْمِ فِي الْخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ، فَلَمْ أَرَ كَالْيَوْمِ فِي الْخَيْرِ وَالشَّرِّ ".
Once Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) led us in prayer and then (after finishing it) ascended the pulpit and pointed with
his hand towards the Qibla of the mosque and said, "While I was leading you in prayer, both Paradise
and Hell were displayed in front of me in the direction of this wall. I had never seen a better thing
(than Paradise) and a worse thing (than Hell) as I have seen today, I had never seen a better thing and
a worse thing as I have seen today."
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, Verily Allah created Mercy. The day He created it, He made it into one
hundred parts. He withheld with Him ninety-nine parts, and sent its one part to all His creatures. Had
the non-believer known of all the Mercy which is in the Hands of Allah, he would not lose hope of
entering Paradise, and had the believer known of all the punishment which is present with Allah, he
would not consider himself safe from the Hell-Fire."
Some people from the Ansar asked Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) (to give them something) and he gave to everyone
of them, who asked him, until all that he had was finished. When everything was finished and he had
spent all that was in his hand, he said to them, '"(Know) that if I have any wealth, I will not withhold it
from you (to keep for somebody else); And (know) that he who refrains from begging others (or doing
prohibited deeds), Allah will make him contented and not in need of others; and he who remains
patient, Allah will bestow patience upon him, and he who is satisfied with what he has, Allah will
make him self-sufficient. And there is no gift better and vast (you may be given) than patience."
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Hadith 6471
Chapter 20: Refraining from doing things Allah has made illegal - كتاب الرقاق
Narrated Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba:
حَدَّثَنَا خَلاَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا مِسْعَرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ عِلاَقَةَ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ الْمُغِيرَةَ بْنَ شُعْبَةَ، يَقُولُ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يُصَلِّي حَتَّى تَرِمَ ـ أَوْ تَنْتَفِخَ ـ قَدَمَاهُ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ، فَيَقُولُ
" أَفَلاَ أَكُونُ عَبْدًا شَكُورًا ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray so much that his feet used to become edematous or swollen, and when he
was asked as to why he prays so much, he would say, "Shall I not be a thankful slave (to Allah)?"
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Seventy thousand people of my followers will enter Paradise without accounts,
and they are those who do not practice Ar-Ruqya and do not see an evil omen in things, and put their
trust in their Lord.
(the clerk of Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba) Muawiya wrote to Al-Mughira: "Write to me a narration you
have heard from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)." So Al-Mughira wrote to him, "I heard him saying the following
after each prayer: 'La ilaha illal-lahu wahdahu la sharika lahu, lahu-l-mulk wa lahuI-hamd, wa huwa
'ala kulli Shai-in qadir.' He also used to forbid idle talk, asking too many questions (in religion),
wasting money, preventing what should be given, and asking others for something (except in great
need), being undutiful to mothers, and burying one's little daughters (alive).
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Hadith 6474
Chapter 23: To protect one's tongue - كتاب الرقاق
Narrated Sahl bin Sa`d:
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، سَمِعَ أَبَا حَازِمٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
" مَنْ يَضْمَنْ لِي مَا بَيْنَ لَحْيَيْهِ وَمَا بَيْنَ رِجْلَيْهِ أَضْمَنْ لَهُ الْجَنَّةَ ".
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever can guarantee (the chastity of) what is between his two jaw-bones and
what is between his two legs (i.e. his tongue and his private parts), I guarantee Paradise for him."
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Hadith 6475
Chapter 23: To protect one's tongue - كتاب الرقاق
Narrated Abu Huraira:
حَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ الْعَزِيزِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ أَبِي سَلَمَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
" مَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيَقُلْ خَيْرًا، أَوْ لِيَصْمُتْ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلاَ يُؤْذِ جَارَهُ، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الآخِرِ فَلْيُكْرِمْ ضَيْفَهُ ".
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should talk what is good or keep
quiet, and whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not hurt (or insult) his neighbor; and
whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day, should entertain his guest generously."
My ears heard and my heart grasped (the statement which) the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The period for keeping
one's guest is three days (and don't forget) his reward." It was asked, "What is his reward?" He said,
"In the first night and the day he should be given a high class quality of meals; and whoever believes
in Allah and the Last Day, should entertain his guest generously; and whoever believes in Allah and
the Last Day should talk what is good (sense) or keep quiet."
That he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "A slave of Allah may utter a word without thinking whether it
is right or wrong, he may slip down in the Fire as far away a distance equal to that between the east."
The Prophet; said, "A slave (of Allah) may utter a word which pleases Allah without giving it much
importance, and because of that Allah will raise him to degrees (of reward): a slave (of Allah) may
utter a word (carelessly) which displeases Allah without thinking of its gravity and because of that he
will be thrown into the Hell-Fire."
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Hadith 6479
Chapter 24: Weeping out of fear of Allah - كتاب الرقاق
Narrated Abu Huraira:
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي خُبَيْبُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، عَنْ حَفْصِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
" سَبْعَةٌ يُظِلُّهُمُ اللَّهُ، رَجُلٌ ذَكَرَ اللَّهَ فَفَاضَتْ عَيْنَاهُ ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) said Allah will give shade to seven (types of people) under His Shade (on the Day of
Resurrection). (one of them will be) a person who remembers Allah and his eyes are then flooded with
tears.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "There was a man amongst the people who had suspicion as to the righteousness of
his deeds. Therefore he said to his family, 'If I die, take me and burn my corpse and throw my ashes
into the sea on a hot (or windy) day.' They did so, but Allah, collected his particles and asked (him),
What made you do what you did?' He replied, 'The only thing that made me do it, was that I was
afraid of You.' So Allah forgave him."
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Hadith 6481
Chapter 25: To be afraid of Allah 'Azza wa Jall - كتاب الرقاق
Narrated Abu Sa`id:
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا مُعْتَمِرٌ، سَمِعْتُ أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْغَافِرِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم
"ذَكَرَ رَجُلاً فِيمَنْ كَانَ سَلَفَ أَوْ قَبْلَكُمْ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالاً وَوَلَدًا ـ يَعْنِي أَعْطَاهُ قَالَ ـ فَلَمَّا حُضِرَ قَالَ لِبَنِيهِ أَىَّ أَبٍ كُنْتُ قَالُوا خَيْرَ أَبٍ. قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَبْتَئِرْ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ خَيْرًا ـ فَسَّرَهَا قَتَادَةُ لَمْ يَدَّخِرْ ـ وَإِنْ يَقْدَمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ يُعَذِّبْهُ فَانْظُرُوا، فَإِذَا مُتُّ فَأَحْرِقُونِي، حَتَّى إِذَا صِرْتُ فَحْمًا فَاسْحَقُونِي ـ أَوْ قَالَ فَاسْهَكُونِي ـ ثُمَّ إِذَا كَانَ رِيحٌ عَاصِفٌ فَأَذْرُونِي فِيهَا. فَأَخَذَ مَوَاثِيقَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَرَبِّي فَفَعَلُوا فَقَالَ اللَّهُ كُنْ. فَإِذَا رَجُلٌ قَائِمٌ، ثُمَّ قَالَ أَىْ عَبْدِي مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى مَا فَعَلْتَ قَالَ مَخَافَتُكَ ـ أَوْ فَرَقٌ مِنْكَ ـ فَمَا تَلاَفَاهُ أَنْ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ ". فَحَدَّثْتُ أَبَا عُثْمَانَ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ سَلْمَانَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ زَادَ فَأَذْرُونِي فِي الْبَحْرِ. أَوْ كَمَا حَدَّثَ. وَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ قَتَادَةَ، سَمِعْتُ عُقْبَةَ، سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم.
The Prophet (ﷺ) mentioned a man from the previous generation or from the people preceding your age
whom Allah had given both wealth and children. The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "When the time of his death
approached, he asked his children, 'What type of father have I been to you?' They replied: You have
been a good father. He said, 'But he (i.e. your father) has not stored any good deeds with Allah (for the
Hereafter): if he should face Allah, Allah will punish him. So listen, (O my children), when I die, burn
my body till I become mere coal and then grind it into powder, and when there is a stormy wind,
throw me (my ashes) in it.' So he took a firm promise from his children (to follow his instructions).
And by Allah they (his sons) did accordingly(fulfilled their promise.) Then Allah said, "Be"' and
behold! That man was standing there! Allah then said. "O my slave! What made you do what you
did?" That man said, "Fear of You." So Allah forgave him.
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said. "My example and the example of the message with which Allah has sent me is
like that of a man who came to some people and said, "I have seen with my own eyes the enemy
forces, and I am a naked warner (to you) so save yourself, save yourself! A group of them obeyed him
and went out at night, slowly and stealthily and were safe, while another group did not believe him
and thus the army took them in the morning and destroyed them."
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Hadith 6483
Chapter 26: To give up sinful deeds - كتاب الرقاق
Narrated Abu Huraira:
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الْيَمَانِ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزِّنَادِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، أَنَّهُ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّهُ، سَمِعَ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقُولُ
" إِنَّمَا مَثَلِي وَمَثَلُ النَّاسِ كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اسْتَوْقَدَ نَارًا، فَلَمَّا أَضَاءَتْ مَا حَوْلَهُ جَعَلَ الْفَرَاشُ وَهَذِهِ الدَّوَابُّ الَّتِي تَقَعُ فِي النَّارِ يَقَعْنَ فِيهَا، فَجَعَلَ يَنْزِعُهُنَّ وَيَغْلِبْنَهُ فَيَقْتَحِمْنَ فِيهَا، فَأَنَا آخُذُ بِحُجَزِكُمْ عَنِ النَّارِ، وَأَنْتُمْ تَقْتَحِمُونَ فِيهَا ".
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "My example and the example of the people is that of a man who made
a fire, and when it lighted what was around it, Moths and other insects started falling into the fire. The
man tried (his best) to prevent them, (from falling in the fire) but they overpowered him and rushed
into the fire. The Prophet (ﷺ) added: Now, similarly, I take hold of the knots at your waist (belts) to
prevent you from falling into the Fire, but you insist on falling into it."
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Hadith 6484
Chapter 26: To give up sinful deeds - كتاب الرقاق
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Amr:
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زَكَرِيَّاءُ، عَنْ عَامِرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عَمْرٍو، يَقُولُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم
" الْمُسْلِمُ مَنْ سَلِمَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ لِسَانِهِ وَيَدِهِ، وَالْمُهَاجِرُ مَنْ هَجَرَ مَا نَهَى اللَّهُ عَنْهُ ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A Muslim is the one who avoids harming Muslims with his tongue or his hands.
And a Muhajir (an emigrant) is the one who gives up (abandons) all what Allah has forbidden."
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Hadith 6486
Chapter 27: "If you knew that which I know, you would laugh little and weep much" - كتاب الرقاق
Narrated Anas:
حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم
"لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ مَا أَعْلَمُ لَضَحِكْتُمْ قَلِيلاً وَلَبَكَيْتُمْ كَثِيرًا"
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "If you knew that which I know, you would laugh little and weep much."
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Hadith 6487
Chapter 28: The Fire is surrounded by al kinds of desires and passions. - كتاب الرقاق
Narrated Abu Huraira:
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ
" حُجِبَتِ النَّارُ بِالشَّهَوَاتِ، وَحُجِبَتِ الْجَنَّةُ بِالْمَكَارِهِ ".
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "The (Hell) Fire is surrounded by all kinds of desires and passions, while
Paradise is surrounded by all kinds of disliked undesirable things."
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 8, Book 76, Hadith 494
Hadith 6488
Chapter 29: Paradise is nearer to anyone of you than the Shirak of his shoe, and so is the Fire. - كتاب الرقاق
Narrated `Abdullah:
حَدَّثَنِي مُوسَى بْنُ مَسْعُودٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، وَالأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم
" الْجَنَّةُ أَقْرَبُ إِلَى أَحَدِكُمْ مِنْ شِرَاكِ نَعْلِهِ، وَالنَّارُ مِثْلُ ذَلِكَ ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Paradise is nearer to any of you than the Shirak (leather strap) of his shoe, and so is
the (Hell) Fire.